Summary

  • Rosberg wins, Ricciardo 2nd, Hamilton 3rd from back of grid

  • Race delayed after Magnussen crashes heavily at Eau Rouge

  • Verstappen and Ferraris crash at first corner

  • Sainz, Button, Wehrlein, Magnussen, Ericsson out

  1. Postpublished at 14:15 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Allan McNish
    BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst

    Verstappen has had more hits today than the Beatles. 

  2. Postpublished at 14:15 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Lap 27/44

    In comes Rosberg. He takes another set of medium tyres.

    Verstappen meanwhile goes very close to Perez and the Mexican goes off track.

  3. Postpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

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    Get Involved #bbcf1published at 14:14 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Justin Speirs: Raikkonen doing a sterling job to make it into the points - not been an easy ride with Max Verstappen's inexperience.

    Benedict Salido: ROS will get so desperate he will make another stupid move once HAM attempts to overtake him towards the end. Both Mercs will retire.

  5. Postpublished at 14:13 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Lap 26/44

    And in comes Ricciardo which will put Hamilton second for now.

    Belgian Grand PrixImage source, Reuters
  6. Postpublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Lap 26/44

    A flurry of pit stops has put Hamilton back up to third. Hulkenberg emerged from the pits in fourth with Alonso behind him.

  7. Postpublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Lap 25/44

    It's kicking off in the pit-lane now. Alonso leaves his pit spot and Hulkenberg is approaching on his left. They start racing side by side in the pit-lane. Crazy.

    Alonso should have let Hulkenberg through but they touch wheels.

  8. Postpublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Allan McNish
    BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst

    They are nowhere near getting the tyre life that they expected. Ten laps for a set of softs is what Lewis Hamilton got and he was not over-aggressive.

  9. Postpublished at 14:09 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Lap 24/44

    Massa has a five-second penalty for leaving the track, which he immediately takes.

    Expect plenty of movement with more pit stops imminent.

    Massa and Verstappen go past Grosjean to take 10th and 11th respectively.

    Belgian Grand PrixImage source, AP
  10. Postpublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Lap 23/44

    Mercedes tell Rosberg he can push his medium tyre and they are switching to "Plan B". We'll find out what that plan is in good time.

    Hamilton's pit stop was slow - the rear jack got stuck and the engineer needed a few tugs to release it.

  11. Team radio to Nico Rosbergpublished at 14:07 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    "Nico, we are happy for you to push that tyre, we may go Plan B."

    Belgian Grand PrixImage source, AP
  12. Postpublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Lap 22/44

    Where does Hamilton re-emerge? In ninth, just ahead of Gutierrez and Raikkonen.

    In fact, Raikkonen seizes the moment to go past Gutierrez and into 10th.

  13. Postpublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Lap 22/44

    Hamilton pits...

  14. Magnussen injury updatepublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    Very sadly it is not good news for Kevin Magnussen. He is on his way to hospital. The injury to his left ankle is clearly serious.

    His team will have to start thinking about the Italian Grand Prix. Who is going to be driving for them? Can Magnussen recover in time or will they have to bring someone else in?

  15. Postpublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Lap 22/44

    "We're starting to slide a lot," Hamilton says on the radio.

    He'll be considering taking off those soft tyres - Rosberg is on mediums remember, so he can stay out longer.

  16. Postpublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Lap 21/44

    Hamilton is less than three seconds behind Ricciardo and seven seconds behind leader Rosberg.

    Still so much work to do.

    Rosberg, with all the chaos behind him, has kept an impressively cool head today.

    Belgian Grand PrixImage source, gett
  17. Postpublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Lap 20/44

    And now Raikkonen does go past Grosjean, miraculously without any contact - he's up to 12th.

    Belgian Grand PrixImage source, Getty Images
  18. Postpublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Lap 20/44

    Potty-mouth Raikkonen is on the radio again, swearing about a puncture he doesn't have. He feels like he's lost pressure on his front left tyre. It looks fine.

  19. Team radio - Kimi Raikkonenpublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    "I have a puncture again on the left front."

  20. Postpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Lap 20/44

    Raikkonen has made it a personal ambition to make contact with every car on the grid today.

    The Finn goes wheel to wheel with Grosjean and they kiss rubber. Grosjean holds on to P12.